For some designs you need to hem a corner of fabric, and following are step-by-step instructions on how to neatly mitre the corner. This is my favourite method of finishing hems on fine or drapy fabrics, particularly viscose. It gives a quality finish inside and out, with no ugly overlocking to be seen! Lay the corner that […]
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Blockfusing is one sewing technique that you can’t afford not to learn! Compared to the traditional method it is quicker, more accurate, makes for easier handling, and gives more professional results. It is how we fuse things in the garment industry and is very simple – instead of cutting individual pieces and then fusing them together, […]
Read MoreI thought I might sew a skirt, so I rummaged through my rather large stash of fabric and found this viscose georgette with a cute optical print – a piece of unused sampling from quite-a-few years ago! It is charcoal and denim blue – two of my favourite colours. However, unfolding the bundle I found […]
Read MoreThe initial quilt I was intending to make was a multicoloured scrappy quilt, designed to use up all your little bits and pieces of fabric. Since I have only just begun collecting patchwork fabrics and my stash is fairly small, the credit card alarm bells soon rang loud and clear. So what to do? Make […]
Read MoreHere in Auckland it is summer, and humid, and it feels kind of incongruous to pick up those knitting needles and start knitting with wool. A part of me wants it to be snowing outside like it is in many parts of the world, just so I can snuggle up on the sofa with my […]
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